May Day 2026

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At the March GMM, the Membership voted to endorse the Ottawa May Day organizing committee’s statement of unity, send a contingent to the March in Ottawa, and encourage Members to attend May Day events happening in their cities. We had Members attend the Ottawa and Montreal Marches. Pics below!

Ottawa

A picture of three Unifor 567 Board Members including the President, Vice President, and Chief Steward holding Unifor 567 Flags
A pictures of the March down Bank Street Ottawa facing Laurier Street. The photo is of the backs of many people holding signs, banners and flags. One sign reads "Harm reduction is health care". Some of the flags include CUPE 4600, ACEP/CAPE, Palestine, and Lebanon.
Some people holding a bright pink banner that says "Happy May Day! International Worker's Day" A few others holding Palestine flags, and a Lebanon flag.

Montreal

A group of people holding a banner that reads "mon travail parle plus fort que mon apparence. Mon identité n'est pas un obstacle" on the left, and reading "respecter mon voile c'est respecter mes droits: étudier, travialler, écouluer, et choisir" on the right.
A picture of a crowd marching from behind with a woman wearing a headscarf holding a sign that reads "Même devoirs mêmes droits" in between drawings of two women, one with a headscarf and one without.
A group of people holding a banner that reads "Chômage, Aide Social, Salariat. Une Suele Cause, Un Même Combat" with the image of a broken chain underneath.